Sophie Alakija
Nigerian actress (born 1993)
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Sophie Alakija (born Sophie Rammal; 8 February 1993) is a Nigerian actress and model who appears in Nollywood films.
Early life
Alakija was born into an Islamic family in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria and grew up in Surulere. Her father is Nigerian with Lebanese roots while her mother is Nigerian, specifically of Efik origin from Cross River State.[1]
Career
Alakija featured in the Holla at your boy music video of Nigerian music superstar Wizkid as the lead dancer in 2010.[1][2]
She has appeared in several films, including Drawing Strands, Getting over him, and Small Chops.[3] In 2017, she appeared in the TV series Scandals, which is a collaboration between Ghana and Nigeria.[4] In 2019, she appeared in the TV series Halita and then in the TV series Assistant Madams. She also starred in Timini Egbuson's Muslim Wife in 2020 and My Village People in 2021.[5][6]
Personal life
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | A Time To Heal | Nkechi | Drama | [8] |
| In Our Trap | Margaret | Drama | [9] | |
| Ordinary People | Nkoli | Drama | [10] | |
| The Silver Spoon | Ella | Drama | [11] | |
| A Case of Free Will | Moda Bodija | Comedy | [12] | |
| 7 Days in a Coma | Babe 1 | Drama | [13] | |
| 2018 | Getting Over Him | Stephanie | Comedy, Romance | [14] |
| Love in a Time of Kekes | Korede | Romance | [15] | |
| Orunsewa | Orunsewa | Romance, Fantasy | [16] | |
| Wo.Men Are Scum | Aijay | Romance, Drama | [17] | |
| Make It or Break It | Kiki | Drama | [18] | |
| 2019 | The Intern | Sade | Drama | [19] |
| Uncommon Events | Uju | Comedy | [20] | |
| Rising Above | Ema | Comdedy, Drama | [21] | |
| Venom | Ebiye | Drama | [22] | |
| Drawing Strength | Lami Washik | Drama | [23] | |
| Halita | Actress: Altine | TV series | ||
| Scandals | Actress: Altine | TV series | ||
| 2020 | Assistant Madams | Actress: Tamara | TV series | |
| Small Chops | Celine | Drama | [24] | |
| Muddled | Mirabel | Drama | [25] | |
| Karma on Ice (TV series) | Chioma | Action, Drama, Thriller | [26] | |
| Brown Skin Girl | Clarissa | Drama | [27] | |
| A Piece of Me | Demi | Drama, Romance | [28] | |
| Loud: Live Out Ur Dream | Drama, Musical | [29] | ||
| Introducing the Kujus | Lily | Comedy | [30] | |
| 2021 | Gone | Zainab | Drama | [31] |
| Bouquet and Everything After | Katherine | Comedy, Drama | [32] | |
| My Village People | Comedy | [33] | ||
| Gone | Zainab | Movie | ||
| Addiction | Nadia | Comedy, Romance | [34] | |
| Love Tangled | Tina | Romance | [35] | |
| Tough Love (TV series) | Drama | [36] | ||
| Manifestation | Funmi | Horror, Thriller | [37] | |
| Isio | Drama | [38] | ||
| 2022 | Dinner at My Place | Chioma Amadi | Romantic comedy drama | [39] |
| Sub Sahara (TV mini-series) | Sophie Alakija | Family | [40] | |
| Cake | Chalya | Comedy, Romance, Thriller | [41] | |
| Beautiful People | Drama | [42] | ||
| House of Money | Tomisin | Thriller | [43] | |
| Treasury | Tina | Drama | [44] | |
| Road to Spotlight | Naomi | Short, Drama | [45] | |
| 2023 | A Lot Like Love | Actress: Sadiya | Movie | |
| One Night | Drama | [46] | ||
| Maniac | Thriller | [47] | ||
| The Kujus Again | Lily | Drama | [48] | |
| A Lot Like Love | Sadiya | Drama, Thriller | [49] | |
| Love Me Less | Maureen | Drama | [50] | |
| Boss Chic | Wunmi | Comedy, Romance | [51] | |
| Grow Together | Farida | Drama | [52] | |
| A Young Time Ago | Older Kemi | Drama | [53] | |
| Love Lies and Lasgidi | Chioma | Romance | [54] | |
| 2024 | Home & Away | Comedy, Romance | [55] | |
| Goal Diggers (TV series) | Drama | |||
| Crazy about You | Tiffany | Romance | ||
| Before My Ex | Eucharia | Drama, Romance | ||
| Tough Decision | ||||
| Being Farouk | Linda | Drama | ||
| Visa on Arrival | Flora | Comedy |